Criticising the government policy of allowing more beer and wine parlours in the state, KPCC chief V M Sudheeran on Thursday called for an ‘in-depth study’ into their impact and corrective measures. Sudheeran was addressing I-Con 2016, a three-day international conference organised by the Excise Department’s Subodham Project on alcohol policy. (more…)
Raj sadhwani has been in the beer import business for 16 years now with his successful trading company, Booze. He was responsible for bringing in the biggest European imported beer brands to our beer-loving country long monopolized by local giant San Miguel Corp. (more…)
Days after Punjab National Bank declared him a ‘wilful defaulter’, embattled businessman Vijay Mallya today appeared defiant saying “PNB is not the only bank and he will do what he has to do”. (more…)
In 2015, the Kazakhstan beer market has not grown. But the share of Carlsberg Kazakhstan on the Kazakhstan beer market showed a steady positive growth trend and amounted to 33.2% by volume, which is 3.2% more than at the end of 2014. (more…)
In 2015, the brewery business in China experienced its lowest decline in five years despite the fact that local brands are still dominating in the market, industry experts have revealed. (more…)
Sri Lanka’s largest beer maker who has seen sales fall as taxes on soft alcohol were raised in quick succession late last year says the current tax policy which is making hard alcohol more attractive to consumers is ‘shocking’. (more…)
At the presentation for investors Jean-François van Boxmeer, CEO of Heineken NV, and CFO Laurence Debroux told about the company’s performance in Asia in 2015. (more…)
Someone once told me that you cannot go wrong investing in a company making alcoholic beverages:
When times are good, people celebrate and drink. When times are normal, people socialize and drink. When times are bad, people weep and drink. No matter what, people will drink. (more…)
Vietnam Brewery Limited (VBL) would neither change its join venture member nor sell Laru beer brand to China, said VBL managing director Leo Evers yesterday. (more…)
Local microbreweries are on the rise, creating premium drinks out of indigenous flavors for a thirsty nation with a taste for the unusual. (more…)
